Comments by "Fumble_ Brewski" (@fumble_brewski5410) on "Putin under pressure as Ukraine invasion falters | DW News" video.

“Never fight with Russians. On your every stratagem they answer with unpredictable stupidity.”— Otto von Bismarck
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Putin currently has about 300,000 active duty soldiers under arms (not counting the so-called "mobilisation"). Even if all those draftees were put into action, that would still only field 600,000 troops--not nearly enough to defeat and occupy a huge country such as Ukraine. During WWII, Stalin had over 11 million men under arms, yet despite this huge numerical advantage the Russians were only barely able to defeat the Germans after 4 long years of brutal combat. Today's Russian army is but a faint shadow of its Soviet counterpart, and stands no chance against Ukraine. Unless, of course, Putin goes nuclear and wants to start WWIII.
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@motofighter2k Actually, BMW already has a huge (7 million sq. ft.) manufacturing plant located in Spartanburg, SC employing 11,000 people, and producing over 1500 vehicles daily. Most of the major auto makers (Honda, Toyota, Mercedes) have had assembly plants in the USA for many years. Not sure if the quality of American-made BMW's equals that of the German-made models, though. Cheers.
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@woodennecktie Putin currently has about 300,000 active duty soldiers under arms (not counting the so-called "mobilisation"). Even if all those draftees were put into action, that would still only field 600,000 troops--not nearly enough to defeat and occupy a huge country such as Ukraine. During WWII, Stalin had over 11 million men under arms, yet despite this huge numerical advantage the Russians were only barely able to defeat the Germans after 4 long years of brutal combat. Today's Russian army is but a faint shadow of its Soviet counterpart, and stands no chance against Ukraine.
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